"they are wreckers"

As I said in the previous post, I wasn't at the G20 protests, and as I've said elsewhere, I've steered clear of any of the organising groups because of the lackluster vision and sense of organisation. But I know where my loyalties are.

Sections of the bossy left have decided that the story of the G20 was that foreign anarchists (from New Zealand!) infiltrated a rival political force called the all-male, all-dancing "Arterial Bloc", and these foreigners took advantage of the mentally ill lumpen-proletariat that made up the numbers. The leaders of G20 demo are shocked, shocked, that people could even dream of masking-up and throwing things at police.

It's worth quoting Mick Armstrong, fearless steward of Socialist Alternative, in full:

I was one of the organisers of the G20 demo from the Stop the War Coalition and I am also in Socialist Alternative.

The anarchist crazies involved in the ultra-violence were in no serious sense part of the demo [You see, Mick can just decide that because he is an organiser]. Just like their black bloc mates in Europe they simply exploited the demo for their own purposes.

Right throughout the lead-up to the demo they made clear their hostility to and contempt [for] other protestors [meaning Mick's party] . On the day they did all they could to disrupt the demonstration [meaning Mick's party] and were hostile, abusive, threatening [and] ultra-sectarian towards people [meaning Mick's party] on the demo.

Australia fortunately has not previously been blighted by the sort of black bloc anarchist activities which had such a disastrous impact on demonstrations in Europe [meaning people like Mick's party]. These people are simply provocateurs that open up protests to police repression. In Europe their ranks have been riddled by police agents and fascists.

What gave them a certain critical mass at the G20 [remember though, they weren't actually part of the demo] was the presence of considerable numbers of anarchists from overseas. One of our members from New Zealand said he recognised at least 40 NZ anarchists. He knew at least 20 of them by name. There were also a considerable number of black block anarchists from Europe. We know of people from Sweden, Germany and England. These people are like football hooligans who travel the world looking for violence.

[Seriously, read that paragraph again. It's gold]

On top of that there were also a considerable number of anarchists from interstate.

Because of the behaviour of these provocateurs the media [and…] the law and order brigade are having a field day.

The left should offer no comfort to these crazies. We should do whatever we can to isolate them [perhaps force them to sell magazines and badges in Bourke St – a surefire way to isolate yourself]. They are wreckers. If they grow in Australia it will simply make it harder to build future protests and movements.

Of course, Mick has never cynically attached himself to another movement for his own purposes, which is why he feels no shame in bringing the charge against others.

This is a local protest. For locals.
About international economic organisation.

I'm bored of even trying to respond to the cadres of condemnation. If this somehow filters down to the party leaders, perhaps they should consider this: no-one gives a shit what you say or think, at least none of the people you seek to condemn and control. This is why you are told to fuck off when you bark orders. And that's a good thing.

I guess now is the time for practical solidarity, eh?